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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Get off your ass and get 50+ full time jobs you lazy fucks!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

If I keep paying the current $1200 a month to my landlord it'll eventually trickle down to me. No doubt!

Then with that revenue, I'll buy my first house!

In reality, I'm almost 28 and I have no delusions about home ownership. Just like retirement!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Only 1200 a month?

God I wish.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

That’s the going rate for renting a room in someone’s house in my neck of the woods.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

And stop earning avocados.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 hours ago

Stop eating avocados. Start eating landlords.

Tough to stomach at first, but very good for you and the community.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Zillow is a part of the problem. With all the data collected and only a few companies, prices are conveniently increasing at extreme rates. It is not just cities; land and rural areas are increasing at high rates.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

The real issue is the commodification of housing. Houses shouldn't make people money; they are supposed to be homes to live in.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

This! We have the means to provide housing for everyone but don't because, fuck you thats why.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I don't necessarily agree that people can't make any money on a property portfolio, but it should definitely have a set limit to prevent life's essentials from becoming unaffordable. And I wouldn't stop there and continue this with other essentials like healthy consumables and utilities like power/gas/water and entry level broadband internet access.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

Speaking of which, zillow's stupid "zestimate" is worthless. Any assclown can put their house up for way too high a price and the zestimate will automatically jump up to match.

Apparently the value is whatever the seller says it is, even if the home has been on the market for over a year (either continuously or repeatedly taken off and put on, I guess to reset the time on market).

[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

A starter home?! This home is a finisher home! A shelterer of gods! The GOLDEN GOD!

I am untethered, and my rage knows no bounds!

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

* curb your enthusiasm theme plays *

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (13 children)

This.....is hard to believe. I've been looking around non-major US cities, and even some major cities, and the starter homes are around 200-500k.

That's still fucked for a starter home but a million?????? That's the average home price in Honolulu and NYC lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

i was going to say its avg in the west coast blue area. 200-500k is "cheap"

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

Updated 1400 sf 3 bed 1 bath $1M where I live.

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